Fence



(No Model.)

0. HANIKA.

FENCE.

No. 351,050. Patented Oct. 19, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

CHRISTIAN HANIKA, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,050, dated October 19, 1886.

Application filed July 11, 1884. Renewed August 14, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN HAMKA, of the city of Springfield, county of Clark, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallicand wooden fences, the chief object of the invention being to produce a fence havingthe appearance of a heavy iron fence, but in which the pickets or uprights are composed of wood, thereby cheapening the cost of manufacture and pro vidinga substantial fence, much desired; also, to construct and arrange the several parts of said fence so that the pickets may be readily adjusted at any desired angle with relation to the cross-bars or supportingrails, thereby adapting the fence to grades of different pitch, as will be necessary when used for stair purposes or on uneven ground.

My invention consists in the combination, withafence-picket and supporting rail or rails, of one or more ornaments, said ornaments completely encircling the picket and being provided with hook-shaped projections to hook over and under the supporting-rail, said hooks being central with relation to a longitudinal line drawn through the middle of the picket, thereby forming a pivotal bearing for thepicket, and allowing it to be adjusted at a desired angle to its supporting-rail, substantially as hereinafter described.

It also consists in the combination, with a fence provided with wooden pickets, iron supportingrails, and connectinglinks, as described, of a locking-plate provided with a spike-shaped projection adapted to be screwed or driven into the picket, said locking-plate being provided with arms or lugs adapted to engage with the picket-holding links, for the purpose hereinafter described.

It also consists in the combination, with a fence having wooden pickets and iron anglerails, of ornamental links adapted to encircle said pickets and hook over and underthe said angle-rails, and of a locking-plate adapted to be driven into said picket between the said links and engage with said links, the said locking-plate being provided with a projection, which projection acts as a stop to prevent the links being accidentally displaced, substantially as hereinafter described.

Serial No. 210,954. (No model.)

It also consists in the combination, with a fence-picket and supportingrail, of two coupliug-links adjacent to one another at lines above and below the supporting-rail, said links being loop-shaped at one end, adapted to encircle the picket, and having projecting hooked arms extending out in a line with the center of said loop-shaped end, and in a line with the central longitudinal line of the picket, the hook of one link extending over and the hook of the opposite link extending under the rail to hold them in place, and a locking-plate adapted to be driven into the picket between the links, and having arms adapted to engage with said linksto lock them securely together,

all as and for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

It also consists in the combination, in a fence having wooden pickets, of an iron or metal rail having portions cut away, and connectinglinks, constructed substantially as shown, having centrally-projecting hooked arms adapted to engage with the rail at its cut-out portions, said cut-out portions forming shoulders and preventing the hooked arms and links from being displaced horizontally, substantially as hereinafter described.

Figure 1 represents in perspective a portion of a fence constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section on dotted line am, Fig. 1, of the same; and Fig. 3 a plan view of the same.

In this my invention the fence is composed of the wooden picket A, metallic supportingrail B. connecting-links C C, and lockingplate D. g

The picket A may be of any desired shape and size, preferably, however, of the shape illustrated in the drawings, it having a wide bearing-surface for the metallic supportingrail B, said rail being preferably F-shaped, and of wroughtiron. The picket A and I'- shaped supporting-rail B are connected together by means of the connecting-links O 0, one of said links being above and the other below the rail B, as shown, said links being of a shape at one end corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the picketthat is, one end is formed into the loops E E, the said loops being adapted to encircle the picket, as shown in the drawings, and the opposite end is provided with hooks F F, said hooks F being extended over the upper flange of the the two links.

' gether.

angle-rail, and the one, F, extending under the lower flange of said rail, thereby holding the rail and picket together. The two connecting-links G G are firmly secured together at the front side of the picket A by means of a locking-plate, D, the said plate being provided with a spike-shaped projection, G, by which it is driven into the picket between The said locking-plate is provided with arms adapted to extend under the front arms of the loops of the connectinglinks, where they are bent over and engaged with the said loops E E, to hold them to- The said locking-plate is also provided with a shoulder or projection, I, at its center, against which the links abut, which keeps them apart and prevents displacement.

The connecting-links O O and locking-plate Dwill preferably be made of malleable iron. The parts of the fence are put together as follows: The locking-plate D will first be driven into the picket at the desired place, the arms H of said locking-plate being normally flattened or on a line with the main body of thesaid locking-plate, after which the connecting-link G will be drawn over the picket from the top until the loop abuts against the central projection, I, of the locking-plate. The angle-iron supporting-rail B will then be engaged with the hook F of the said link, and the picket drawn backward at its upper end until the inner face of said picket and flange of the rail B closely contact, after which the lower connectingrlink, 0, will be drawn up over the picket from its under side until its hook F engages with the rail or its flange. The locking-arms H of the locking-plate D will then be bent forward around the front arms of the links 0 C,which will firmly secure the parts together.

The rail B is provided with cut-out portions 13, which form seats forthe hooked ends F F of the connecting-links O O and prevent horizontal displacement.

It is obvious that two supporting-rails, B, might be used, one on each face of the picket,

, said rails being connected'by links.

The hooked arms F F of the connectinglinks 0 0 being central with relation to the central longitudinal line of the picket will form axial or pivotal bearings for the picket with the'rail, and the loops E E being somewhat longer than the width of the picket it will be readily seen that the picket may be adjusted to various angles to conform to different grades.

The coupling-links may be more or less ornamented, if desired, by nickelplating or otherwisc. The ironwork will in practice be coated with mineral paint to obviate rust.

I claim- 1. In a fence, a fastening for thepicket and pickets, as'described, and having hook-shaped projections, one of which hooks over and the with the connecting-links and pickets, of the locking-plates D, having a central spikeshaped projection to be driven into the picket between the connecting-links, and having arms or lugs to engage with the links to secure them together and in position upon the picket, sub stantially as described.

3. In a fence having wooden pickets and metallic rails, a connection therefor, comprising the links 0 O, looped at one end to encircle the picket, and having hook-shaped projections at the other end, one to hook over and the other under the rail, and a locking-plate having the spike G at one side to be driven into the picket between the links 0 O, the arms or lugs H, to engage the links, and the central projection, I, to keep the links separated and from being displaced, substantially as described.

4. The locking-plate D,for attaching the ornaments and pickets of combination-fenc'cs \en pickets, of a metallic supporting-rail having notches cut into the side opposite the side against which the picket bears, and connecting-links having loops at one end to engage the picket, and centrally-projecting hooked arms to hook over and under the rail and engage with the notches therein, which notches prevent horizontal displacement of' the hooked arm, a locking-plate having arms to engage with the links being secured to the opposite side of the picket, all substantially as de scribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Springfield, Ohio, this 7th day of July, A. D. 1884:.

CHRISTIAN H NIKA. L s.]

In presence of' 1?. .I. CLEVENGER, N. E. O. WHITNEY. 

